Collaborate with the Erie County Executive's Office and the Erie County Department of Social Services on a region-wide workforce training summit to facilitate collaboration among training agencies, including higher education, and identify where improvements in local workforce training can be made.

Evaluate and Market Capabilities of EMSI Workforce Planning Software for Members

Become a central resource for employer/higher ed/workforce training connections

Secure Partnership appointment to the Erie County Workforce Investment Board

Solicit involvement from regional universities and colleges on what kinds of graduates they're producing to link to employer requests through EOP; Maintain and update database to provide as an on-going resource

Build regional awareness of Partnership involvement in workforce issues through relationship-building with workforce development professionals; Partnership staff to be central connection between employers and regional workforce development programs

Implement "Dream It Do It" Program to encourage a future generation of manufacturing workforce

Craft Dream It, Do It WNY Implementation Plan to be submitted to ESD

Nominate two (2) private sector manufacturing leaders for the Dream It, Do It WNY Board of Directors

Nominate 8-10 manufacturing leaders for the Dream It, Do It Erie County Action Team

Begin outreach to manufacturers to drive private-sector investment in the initiative

Begin outreach to area schools and training institutions to assess current curriculum relative to industry

Foster an environment in Buffalo Niagara that ensures a long-term pool of available, skilled workforce

Engage in "soft skills" development for next generation of regional workforce

Provide young professional instructors/presenters from Buffalo Niagara 360 to the Buffalo Employment and Training Center's high school workforce training program

Collaborate with the University at Buffalo's Employment Opportunity Center to provide young professionals for education-based mentoring and instruction efforts related to the Workforce Readiness Credential Curriculum

Engage with educational institutions to highlight opportunities in technical fields to future workers

Collaborate with Niagara University on the Girls in the Sciences Mentoring Program, providing positive role models in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields to school age female students and an opportunity to participate in a county wide science challenge

Collaborate with the Niagara Frontier Industry Education Council (NFIEC) and Partnership's Manufacturers Council to coordinate a tour series for area high school students and engage Partnership members in NFIEC's annual High School Jobs Fair to raise awareness and profile for regional manufacturing related careers

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Passage of Senator Gillibrand's Upstate Works Act, which provides resources to help students and working adults get the new training they need for the "jobs of the future" - i.e. tech, clean energy.

Strengthen Buffalo Niagara 360's role as a professional development organization

Provide on-going professional and leadership development programming for BN360 members

2012 Be-A-Mentor Program - Collaborate with Liberty Partnerships' Program through BN360 to provide positive young professional role models at Buffalo's Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts

Open Be-A-Mentor model to all Buffalo Public Schools - Provide small groups of positive young professional role models to inner city students, giving them exposure to the region's employment opportunities while providing support and instruction focused on leadership training, improving communication skills and identifying individual work related interests

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The Buffalo Niagara Partnership consists of local employers working together for growth in our
region. We provide resources to help individual businesses grow and advocate at all levels of government for employer-friendly action to increase private investment and jobs.